Spacecraft information: WESTFORD NEEDLES

Launch Details
Launched 8 May 1963
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 21660
COSPAR ID 1963-014FG
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 86.714°
Eccentricity 0.14620
RA ascending node 18.301 hr
Argument perigee 124.124°
Mean anomaly 25.434°
Orbital period 164.073 min
Epoch of osculation 04 Mar 2026, 01:33

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 2105.3 km
Mean Altitude 3556.8 km
Peak Altitude 5008.2 km

Launched alongside

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Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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